Is the Industar-61 L/D len really radioactive? Here's the finding.

[darkavgr]

Goodness me! how many camera bodies you have? wat do you do? professional shooting for national geography isit? can i volunteer to help carry equipements for you f.o.c?

i'm thinking to buy a M42 to kmount adapter and buy more russian optics. camera workshop have them? why isn't there any russian kmount len? maybe there is I'm not sure.

I've got quite a few bodies
mostly bought 2nd hand..
accumulated over the years...
No fight w a friend of mine...he got at least 30 bodies and 60 lenses
he is collector of antique cameras and a user at same time...
he buys big time on ebay..

dark

 

[darkavgr]

Goodness me! how many camera bodies you have? wat do you do? professional shooting for national geography isit? can i volunteer to help carry equipements for you f.o.c?

i'm thinking to buy a M42 to kmount adapter and buy more russian optics. camera workshop have them? why isn't there any russian kmount len? maybe there is I'm not sure.

k mount is pentax mount, right ?
You can try TCW for the m42-K mount adapter.
They shd have and shd be about $30.
Only the Nikon one which has a glass element is more expensive at about $45.

Not sure why there aren't any russian k-mount lenses.
Maybe thats the way things happened in the past.
Why would u want k-mount lens ?
Its more flexible if you get m42 screw mount as w the right adapter
it will fit almost all manual bodies eg nikon, minolta, Canon FD etc
That way, if you get tired of your k mount body you can buy a Nikon
body and still use the lens.
Also if russian lenses are modified to k mount (some are modified specific for Nikon F mount) its usually more expensive

Less flexible & more expensive so to me it doesnt make sense
That's why I only buy russian lens which are M42, can share share between my FE & X700 !

dark

 

[xrey]

Yes there are M42 to EOS adapters.
Note however that some EOS bodies cannot meter when you attach M42 lens.
For eg my Canon EOS 30 doesnt meter w my M42 lens.
Metering is at least 3 stops off.
The EOS 3 meters ok though.

Hence its better to use manual bodies for M42 lenses.
My Nikon FE and Minolta x700 works great w them !

darkavgr

wouldn't this be because, to use TTL metering properly, you have to initially open up the aperture at it widest, take the reading, and adjust the exposure accordingly?

 

[darkavgr]

wouldn't this be because, to use TTL metering properly, you have to initially open up the aperture at it widest, take the reading, and adjust the exposure accordingly?

Yep..that's called stop-down metering.
Usually I do shutter priority..i.e. set the shutter speed to 1/60 or 1/125
then stop down the aperture to match needle for the FE.

Doesnt work at all for the EOS 30.

dark

 

[Red Dawn]

Yes there are M42 to EOS adapters.
Note however that some EOS bodies cannot meter when you attach M42 lens.
For eg my Canon EOS 30 doesnt meter w my M42 lens.
Metering is at least 3 stops off.
The EOS 3 meters ok though.

Hence its better to use manual bodies for M42 lenses.
My Nikon FE and Minolta x700 works great w them !

darkavgr

the EOS 30 is well known to have a bug for not being able to meter with manual lenses.

EOS 1v, 3 and other bodies, including the digital variants, work fine.

 

[Red Dawn]

k mount is pentax mount, right ?
You can try TCW for the m42-K mount adapter.
They shd have and shd be about $30.
Only the Nikon one which has a glass element is more expensive at about $45.

Not sure why there aren't any russian k-mount lenses.
Maybe thats the way things happened in the past.
Why would u want k-mount lens ?
Its more flexible if you get m42 screw mount as w the right adapter
it will fit almost all manual bodies eg nikon, minolta, Canon FD etc

One thing to note is China (Beijing at least) sells a lot of manual and semi manual SLRs that uses the Pentax k-mounts, and u can buy these bodies for a song.

i got a Phenix SLR + 50 f1.7 for about 100+ SGD the last time i went to Beijing. Din really use it much in the end though.

So those K mount lenses can be put to good use!

 

[whoelse]

One thing to note is China (Beijing at least) sells a lot of manual and semi manual SLRs that uses the Pentax k-mounts, and u can buy these bodies for a song.

i got a Phenix SLR + 50 f1.7 for about 100+ SGD the last time i went to Beijing. Din really use it much in the end though.

So those K mount lenses can be put to good use!

I have a Ricoh KR-5 Super II, k-mount also and fully mechanical slr ;P

 

[whoelse]

k mount is pentax mount, right ?
You can try TCW for the m42-K mount adapter.
They shd have and shd be about $30.
Only the Nikon one which has a glass element is more expensive at about $45.

Not sure why there aren't any russian k-mount lenses.
Maybe thats the way things happened in the past.
Why would u want k-mount lens ?
Its more flexible if you get m42 screw mount as w the right adapter
it will fit almost all manual bodies eg nikon, minolta, Canon FD etc
That way, if you get tired of your k mount body you can buy a Nikon
body and still use the lens.
Also if russian lenses are modified to k mount (some are modified specific for Nikon F mount) its usually more expensive

Less flexible & more expensive so to me it doesnt make sense
That's why I only buy russian lens which are M42, can share share between my FE & X700 !

dark

dark,

i think you are right. if they were made for k-mount, it's probably removing the M42 ring and fix with a k-mount ring... then it is the same as making M42 and screw it to the k-adapter or whatsoever adapter. you are so smart! clap-clap.

 

[darkavgr]

dark,

i think you are right. if they were made for k-mount, it's probably removing the M42 ring and fix with a k-mount ring... then it is the same as making M42 and screw it to the k-adapter or whatsoever adapter. you are so smart! clap-clap.

Not smart la... :embrass:
just getting more bang for the buck in these hard times

go try the Helios...so can compare notes...
cheap cheap on ebay...
Here are 3 for US$10 :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2964659743&category=707